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.&.&.&.&.& ~ ~ ~ ~ elves live in the land ~ ~ ~ ~ &&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& ~ ~ ~ ~ beyond the great dam. ~ ~ ~ ~ .&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& ~ it was built in the late sixties. ~ &&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& ~ ~ ~ the elves came to us then. ~ ~ ~ .&.&.&.&.&
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.&.&.&.&.& ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& they were very manipulative, and we &&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& came to trust them. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ us .&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& kids would play down at the water even &&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& though we were not allowed. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& ~ ~ sometimes the sluice would close &&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& entirely, and the river at the dams .&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& foot would dry up, revealing the rocky &&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& water garden that had been hidden .&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& beneath, and we would go there. ~ ~ ~ ~ &&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& ~ ~ ~ ~ before the dam opened again, .&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& there would be a signal, but the elves &&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& would make us not hear it, and suddenly .&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& we would find the water rising, already &&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& at our knees. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .&.&.&.&.&
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.&.&.&.&.& ~ by then the elves would be gone. ~ .&.&.&.&.&
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